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Soapbox: Families enjoy festive fistycuffs
Rachel Broady23/12/2005
CORONATION STREET Just when you thought it was
safe to have that second mince pie - Jamie confesses his love for
step-mum Frankie. Shudder!
Frankie, thankfully, is too busy flirting with Nathan to
notice.
I actually feel sorry for Tracy. She's spending Christmas with the
Barlows, which is bad enough, but she's also with Steve, Ronnie,
Liz and her new man Vernon. It's like the Muppet's Christmas Carol
in that house! Even I'd be pleased to see Charlie arrive on the
doorstep.
I also feel sorry for Cilla. Yes, there is an unusual calm
domesticity at the Battersby's and they're having a Christmas to
rival the Oxo family's - until they realise the cooker is broken
and decide to deep fry the entire meal.
I know Cilla's ginger but is she Glaswegian?
But even while riddled with a festive Dickensian sentimentality, my
concern doesn't stretch to Carol. She gets drunk at The Clock -
where every Street resident seems to be celebrating this year -
having been forced to watch Danny and Leanne dine out. Mind you,
Leanne probably has dreadful table manners.
EMMERDALE Forget Oliver Twist, don't be concerned
about Dorothy in Oz, in fact put all usual festive fears out of
your mind. Belle has gone missing and a search begins with the
entire village taking part. She's stuck in a shaft with Daz -
that's claustrophobia of the worst kind - and water is flooding
in.
I suppose it's a better way to go than The Woolpack collapsing on
top of you.
Meanwhile bored Nicola's crush on Ivan is growing.
She's determined to find out who Ivan is calling and fears he has a
girlfriend (forgetting she has a boyfriend?). Well, the good news
is he doesn't have a girlfriend...
Sadie is on a mission to take over the King business by new year
and Tom looks set to retire - until Jimmy realises she and Matthew
are an item and tells daddy. Tom says it's nonsense but watches the
sneaky pair more closely...then throws her out of the house in time
for 2006.
Gawd bless us everyone!
EASTENDERS They couldn't get Wicksy back because
he's too busy working elsewhere - even after Heartbeat! - so
someone called Deano Wicks turns up to find Pat. Crikey, that
woman's seen more ghosts recently than Scrooge!
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